Off-Campus Access to Databases

To access any database in this Research Guide from off campus, you will need your myMCC login. You may find your myMCC login atwww.mchenry.edu/myMCC. Click on "Password Reset/Find Username."

Good Starting Point

A good starting point for magazine, newspaper and journal articles on business and career-related topics is searching some of the EBSCO databases. The search box below is set up to search Academic Search Premier and the EBSCO business databases. When searching in our databases, make sure to combine your key terms with Boolean AND (to include all the terms) or Boolean OR (for related terms). Check out the YouTube video below for a quick tutorial on Boolean operators.

Another good article database for career development research is Academic OneFile.

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Selecting and Using Keywords Video (3:50)

Research Tip: If you were researching the topic "videogame violence" as discussed in the video above, you could also use a great and reliable site such as this: https://www.statista.com/topics/868/video-games/ (Video Game Industry: Statistics & Facts | Statista)

Career Development Databases

The Vocations and Careers Collection provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers full-text access to current and applicable periodicals, from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.